But it doesn’t mean “whatever causes a good outcome must not be bad”.
It means that sometimes for the greater good, you have to pay a price.
Think of the trolley problem, would you kill 1 person to save 5? Many people would say yes. They’re not saying murder is good, but the ends justify the means
But it doesn’t mean “whatever causes a good outcome must not be bad”.
It means that sometimes for the greater good, you have to pay a price.
Think of the trolley problem, would you kill 1 person to save 5? Many people would say yes. They’re not saying murder is good, but the ends justify the means
Would the ends justify taking a healthy person off the street and harvesting their organs to save five people?